''Gina'' () is a 2003

Philippine television drama Philippine television drama, also known as ''teleserye'' is a form of melodramatic, serialized, televised fiction in the Philippines. ''Teleserye'' is derived from two Filipino words: "tele", short for "''telebisyón''" (television), and "''se ...

anthology series broadcast by

GMA Network GMA Network (an acronym of its legal name, Global Media Arts and commonly known as GMA) is a Television in the Philippines, Philippine commercial broadcast network, serving as the flagship property of publicly traded GMA Network (company), ...

and Super Radyo DZBB. Hosted by

Gina de Venecia Maria Georgina Vera Perez-de Venecia (born February 15, 1949), also known as Manay Gina de Venecia, is a Filipino public servant and politician. She has served as a member of the Philippine House of Representatives for the 4th district of Pang ...

, it premiered on February 24, 2003. The series concluded on August 29, 2003 with a total of 138 episodes.

Overview

The TV broadcast featured a weekly story which began on Monday, and concluded on Friday. While the radio broadcast followed the same format, it featured a different true-to-life story, and was an interactive show: listeners participated in formulating the right conclusion for each episode, every Sunday. The radio version lasted until 2009 when de Venecia ran for candidacy in the 2010 National Election. She won the position of Congresswoman of the Fourth District of Pangasinan, and got re-elected in 2013. Now, seven years later, her term has ended, and the program was re-launched as ''Nagmamahal, Manay Gina'' in the tri-media: DZBB, ''Tempo'', ''Balita'' and GMA Network on June 30.

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2003 Philippine television series debuts 2003 Philippine television series endings Filipino-language television shows GMA Network anthology series {{Philippines-drama-tv-prog-stub